New Delhi: As wet
weather continues over the capital, the weatherman says monsoon
could be declared to have hit Delhi as early as Sunday. If that
happens, monsoon will have arrived a record 14 days ahead of its
"normal" date of June 29. Readily available
weather records in Delhi
date back to 1901 and not once has monsoon hit the city before
June 16.
The capital's "cool" summer,
meanwhile, continued on Friday with 2.2mm rainfall recorded at
Safdarjung and 3.3mm at Palam. The maximum temperature
in Delhi was seven notches below normal at 33 degrees celsius
though the minimum was normal at 29 degrees.
The Met office said that though monsoon-like features exist over
the region, the showers aren't "homogeneous"
enough to be pronounced as monsoon. "Though we have
declared monsoon in many parts of north and northwest India including
Uttarakhand, HP and J&K, a discontinuity in rain pattern around
Delhi is preventing us from declaring the onset of monsoon yet
in city," said B P Yadav, director, IMD. He added that monsoon
could be declared by Sunday.
The early onset of monsoon has not just surprised Delhiites,
the weatherman too has been taken aback. "Usually,
the monsoon in Delhi
shows a gradual and systematic progression in its path of travel.
Considering all the weather conditions, we can certainly say
that the monsoons are not only early but also seem very promising.
It surely is going to set a new record if it reaches by Sunday,"
said B P Yadav, director, IMD.
Several parts of the capital received the second day of premonsoon
showers on Friday, a day after the Met department declared that
the advance of southwest monsoon across the country was much smoother
and rapid when compared with last year.
RAIN SET TO MAKE HISTORY
- Met predicts monsoon will hit Delhi by Sunday. If that happens,
it will be the earliest monsoon arrival in the capital in 108
years for which records are readily available
- May rain disrupted MCD's desilting work | Only 207 out of 1,485
drains cleared so far Peak power demand back to 2002 level of
3,500 MW. Max demand on Friday 3,200MW.
The rainfall during this season has been good and well distributed
as compared to the previous year, with 30 of the 36 meteorological
sub divisions receiving normal to excess rains. Last year, only
13 meteorological sub divisions had received excess to normal
rainfall till June 11, according to official records.
Source: The Times of India
